noffsinger Chapter 30 Qi Refining Level 4
Chapter 30 Qi Refining Level 4
Time flies, and another year of the Awakening of Insects has passed.
The thunder above Tianlei Cave dissipated once more.
This time, however, Du Jianyuan showed no sign of worry; instead, he seemed slightly relieved.
Shen Suxian and Ni Jing also finished collecting a batch of [Heavenly Thunder Embers], their faces beaming with smiles.
"We are very grateful for Fellow Daoist Du's help this time."
Ni Jing smiled and expressed her gratitude.
Du Jianyuan shook his head and said:
"Fellow Daoist Ni's Dao wisdom is no less than mine. I only gave you some pointers at the beginning. The rest was all due to the spiritual energy you gathered yourself, not my contribution."
"Regardless, with Fellow Daoist Du's guidance in discerning the spiritual energy of the terrain, I was saved time from figuring it out on my own, so I still want to thank you, Fellow Daoist."
Ni Jing was perfectly clear in her heart that although she had some Dao wisdom, Du Jianyuan's Dao wisdom was clearly superior to hers.
Without Du Jianyuan's patient guidance, the [Embers of Heavenly Thunder] in her bottle would likely have contained more impurities.
"Alright, alright, you two stop being so polite. Hurry up and go back to your secluded cultivation to break through your current limitations."
Shen Suxian interrupted the two of them from continuing their polite conversation and rode the wind towards Wanzhi Peak.
"Yes, sir!"
……
Cave No. 3, Class A.
Qin Mo had taken the [Earthly Fiend Yin Fire] two months ago and successfully broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.
She was so happy she cried, saying she wanted to thank Du Jianyuan profusely, and was almost overjoyed.
For the past two weeks, she had been living in constant fear, worried that something might have happened to Du Jianyuan at Tianlei Cave.
Only after seeing the other person return safely did Qin Mo's heart finally settle down. She quickly stepped forward to serve him, her eyes full of anticipation as she asked:
"Master... have you finished collecting one [Heavenly Thunder Ember]?"
Seeing the lingering worry in her eyes, Du Jianyuan didn't tease her. He nodded slightly and smiled.
"Every strand of spiritual energy I've collected over the past two weeks has been pure and refined; I can now go into seclusion and break through to the next level."
"Very good!"
Qin Mo was overjoyed and knelt down in front of Du Jianyuan without hesitation to sort out the spiritual energy in his body, ensuring that he could go into seclusion to cultivate without any impurities.
……
a few days later.
Quiet room.
Du Jianyuan sat cross-legged on the futon, and the surrounding spiritual energy flowed into his body and surrounded him.
He held the meteorite bottle in his hand, gently opened the seal, and a wisp of spiritual energy containing less than ten traces of impurities rose up.
Lightning flashed and eerie flames flickered within, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
"Ni Jing should be about to break through..."
Du Jianyuan began to consider the matter. Although the two of them had been cultivating their inner energy for some time, after breaking through their cultivation, they would inevitably face some practical problems.
Qin Mo had just returned from reporting to the talisman room and said that the talismans on the stone door of Ni Jing's cave were still there, indicating that she was still in seclusion.
According to his estimate, Ni Jing should succeed in another day or two.
That's about it...
With that thought in mind, Du Jianyuan no longer hesitated and took a deep breath.
As the [Embers of Heavenly Thunder] entered his stomach, he shuddered violently.
The intertwined heat and cold of the thunder and fire crashed down his chest and into his dantian.
The so-called fourth level of Qi Refining requires ingesting a mouthful of the purest and most refined spiritual energy of heaven and earth, settling it in the Qi Sea, and then letting the magical power flow upwards to transform it, causing it to break through the crimson palace and golden tower in the heart.
At this point, the magical power flowed back into the dantian, nourishing the true essence.
Cultivators at this level can manipulate objects with ease, without the previous strenuous effort, and are also particularly sensitive to capturing qi.
"boom!"
The moment the spiritual energy and true essence collided, they both suddenly expanded.
Du Jianyuan felt a loud bang in his mind, as if his internal organs had been struck by lightning, and blood began to flow from his seven orifices.
However, this step is not even the first hurdle; it is merely to allow the true essence to adapt to this spiritual energy, and then to circulate the cultivation technique to allow the magical power to flow upwards against the current.
Time slowly passed.
As the pain gradually subsided, Du Jianyuan's mind became clear, and he slowly began to circulate the "Heart-Burning Demonic Fire Technique," which he had perfected the previous month.
Within his body, the [Embers of Heavenly Thunder] attached to his magical power, slowly surging upwards.
Along the way, the malevolent fire magic power seemed to be peeled away and crushed layer by layer... and then spiritual energy took advantage of the weakness to enter and continuously rebuild the magic power.
His magical power began to transform, and Du Jianyuan gritted his teeth and held on desperately.
The thunder and fire raged within his body, and before he knew how much time had passed, the transformed magical power began to show signs of alternating cold and heat.
And proceed to the Crimson Palace and Golden Gate!
"Just this one last step!"
Du Jianyuan stared intently, knowing that only by breaking through this gate could his transformed magical power achieve a balance of yin and yang, allowing him to change at will.
He took a deep breath, mobilized all his magical power, and gathered it into a torrent of crimson, black and silver, which he then rammed into without hesitation.
"boom!"
My mind and soul were shaken!
But Du Jianyuan didn't stop at all, constantly mobilizing his magic power to rush straight ahead.
With each heavy impact, a thin crack would appear on the door.
I've lost count of how many times I've crashed into it...
"boom!"
The doors are wide open!
The golden light surging from within almost swallowed his consciousness, constantly burning his spiritual awareness, physical body, and magical power.
The surrounding spiritual energy no longer needed to be consciously inhaled; it flowed in automatically, guided by magical power, nourishing the limbs, bones, internal organs, and meridians.
When the magical power flowed back into the dantian and nourished the true essence of the evil fire, the inner flames were a deep, dark red, while the outer flames glowed with a layer of silvery white.
The alternation of cold and heat, the transformation of yin and yang!
"Level four of Qi Refining!"
Du Jianyuan slowly opened his eyes. His pupils were still deep, but now there was a faint silver halo around them.
This is the divine thunder power from the [Embers of Heavenly Thunder], which has already merged with the true essence of the evil fire.
He looked down at his palm, and with a slight thought, a wisp of malevolent fire appeared, accompanied by a faint rumble of thunder.
"Even demonic arts can be cultivated to unleash divine lightning..."
At this point, with Du Jianyuan's Dao wisdom, he could see that the so-called "Fire of Fiends" lineage was more or less related to thunder.
That is why this insidious and treacherous flame can merge with the righteous and honorable divine thunder!
"It seems that there are also inexplicable connections between different lineages. If I want to establish a foundation for immortality in the future, I will need to learn more about the relevant knowledge of immortality."
Du Jianyuan sighed softly, and with another thought, nine flying swords swept from his sleeves, easily circling around him like a suit of armor formed from flying swords.
After reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining, he could easily control his flying sword, even hitting the target precisely without needing to use sword energy to forcibly change direction.
That would be both strenuous and extremely taxing on one's magical power.
"Next, we need to obtain the complete 'Heart-Burning Fiery Technique'..."
Du Jianyuan let out a soft breath, not feeling particularly happy about his breakthrough in cultivation.
After all, all his techniques have been perfected. If he wants to reach the late stage of Qi Refining in the future, he will need to obtain the complete "Burning Heart of Fiery Evil Technique".
Then, he pushed open the door and saw Qin Mo waiting at the door, and a smile appeared on his face.
When Qin Mo saw him emerge from seclusion, the silver glint in his pupils said it all. Just as she was about to rejoice, she suddenly remembered something and said in a deep voice:
"Master... Ni Jing is dead, and Lord An and Lord Shen are both seriously injured."